Farmers’ Bulletin 817.  “Cereal Foods.”  Caroline L. Hunt and Helen W. Atwater, 1917.

Farmers’ Bulletin 824.  “Foods Rich in Protein.”  Caroline L. Hunt and Helen W. Atwater, 1917.

Farmers’ Bulletin 839.  “Home Canning by the One-Period Cold-Pack
Method.”  O.H.  Benson, 1917.

Farmers’ Bulletin 841.  “Drying Fruits and Vegetables in the Home.”

Farmers’ Bulletin 853.  “Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables.”  M.E. 
Cresswell and Ola Powell, 1917.

Farmers’ Bulletin 871.  “Fresh Fruits and Vegetables as Conservers of
Other Staple Foods.”  Caroline L. Hunt, 1917.

Farmers’ Bulletin 881.  “Preservation of Vegetables by Fermentation and Salting.”  L.A.  Round and H.L.  Lang, 1917.

INDEX

Agriculture, Department of.—­Aids wheat production, 8; campaign for increased use of milk, 53.

Austria.—­Wheat-supply, 4; meat-supply, 20-30; sugar-supply, 45.

Banana flour as wheat substitute, 20.

Barley as wheat substitute, 19.

Beans.—­Varieties, 56; as meat substitute, 57.

Belgium.—­Wheat-supply, 2; meat-supply, 29; sugar-supply, 44; milk supplied to children, 50.

Bread.—­Advantages of wheat loaf, 22-23; bakers’ bread regulated, 23; conservation of, by housewives, 24-25; restrictions on use in Europe, 25-26; rationing not necessary in United States, 27.

Buckwheat as wheat substitute, 20.

Butter.—­Consumption in England, 39; uneconomical way to use milk, 53.

Calorie defined, 10.

Candy.—­Manufacturers restricted in use of sugar, 46.

Canning.—­Sugar allowed for, 45-46; importance of industry, 60; urged upon housewives for conservation, 61.

Cereals.—­Defined, 10; food value, 12, 17; wide consumption of, 12-13.

Cheese.—­Valuable protein food, 34; as meat substitute, 35-36; a use for skim milk, 54.

Corn as wheat substitute, 17-18; why Allies can not use, 26-27.

Corn-syrup as sugar substitute, 46.

Cottonseed meal as wheat substitute, 20.

Cream.—­Extravagant use of milk, 54.

Drying.—­Process, 60; importance of, 61.

Eggs as meat substitute, 35.

England.—­Wheat-supply, 2; restrictions concerning bread, 25-26; meat-supply, 29; meat restrictions, 30-31; fat shortage, 39; sugar-supply, 44; milk regulations, 50, 54; cultivation of soil, 55-56.

Fats.—­Food value, 37-38; shortage in Europe, 39; resources and exports of United States, 40-41; necessity for conservation, 41.

Feterita as wheat substitute, 20.

Fifty-fifty rule, 16-17.

Fish as meat substitute, 35.

Flour.—­Manufacture of, 14-15; 74 per cent extraction allowed, 15; consumption cut by licensing millers, 15; by fifty-fifty rule, 16-17.

Food Administration.—­Takes control of wheat business, 6, 8; licenses millers, 15; licenses bakers, 23-24; regulates sugar prices, 46-47; aids increased use of milk, 53; achievements in year of existence, 62.